Need Help Not Starting

[FinkenS14]

So ever since I got my car its always cranked slowly. I knew it was the battery because it just simply wud not crank (wud crank verrry slowly) when it was cold out.

So I went to go out to the movies and the car cranks over real slowly, and I dont know why I did this but halfway between cranking I let off slightly on the key, quit cranks for a split second, and i try cranking more, but this time the starter does nothing at all. Starter doesnt even make a click

So I went and bought a brand new battery, hooked it up, and the car fired right away. Drove to the movies right after I hooked the battery up, watched the movie, came back out, and the car doesnt crank at all. So I push start it, let out the clutch, and it fires right up. Drive it the short way home, and let her sit overnight.

Next day try starting, dead as a door knob, no cranking at all.

So my thought turns to the alternator. So instead of testing the alternator I got a used working alternator off a junk yard, from an SE (I have a base model). Hook that up, and for some reason the car blows the 75 amp fuse under the hood. No lights on the dash, no windows, no interior lighting.

Go to the dealership, and grab a new fuse, replace, same problem no cranking, but its not blowing the fuse this time. The battery is fully charged (13.5 volts) sitting, but still nothing from the car.

My thoughts are now that I might have fried the starter. Anybody got any other ideas though?


Modified by FinkenS14 at 5:49 PM 12/19/2008

[FinkenS14]

Nothin?

[nifares240]

your starter might be getting stuck and causing the battery to work harder which also causes the alternator to work harder.

[SR24DET]

Generally when you can push start a car that doesnt start otherwise, that means the starters bad. I would take it out and have it tested